When the Party's Over

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When the Party's Over
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Directed by Matthew Irmas
Written byMatthew Irmas
Ann Wykoff
Starring
CinematographyAlice Webber
Edited byJerry Bixman
Dean Goodhill
Production
company
Emby Eye
Distributed byStrand Distribution
Release date
  • March 12, 1993 (1993-03-12)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

When the Party's Over is a 1993 film directed by Matthew Irmas and starring Sandra Bullock. It was first released on March 12, 1993.

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Plot

Frankie, Amanda, MJ, and Banks are housemates, who are fresh out of college.

Frankie is a social worker, who is dating Taylor, a lawyer.

Amanda, an artist, meets and falls in love with Alexander Midnight, a performance artist. She is also trying to guide her younger brother, Willie, with wisdom, patience, and compassion, after the death of their mother.

The third roommate, MJ, is a stockbroker, who is actually very promiscuous and has a penchant for drinking. She even sleeps with Taylor, thus betraying Frankie.

The final housemate, Banks, is an actor who is gay, and who is also best friends with Amanda.

In short, this movie touches on a group of twentysomethings in California, circa the early 1990s, highlighting the social issues of that time period, like excessive drinking, homosexuality, rape, infidelity, and problems with trust, amongst many other themes.

Cast

Reception

Critical reception for When the Party's Over was mostly positive, [1] and Allmovie rated the film at three stars. [2] The Los Angeles Times was more positive, writing that it "transcends the conventional plot and brings the characters alive in this engaging tale of struggling housemates." [3]

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References

  1. "WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER (1991)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "When the Party's Over (review)". Allmovie. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. Thomas, Kevin. "MOVIE REVIEW : Learning to Cope With Life in L.A. 'When the Party's Over' : The film transcends the conventional plot and brings the characters alive in this engaging tale of struggling housemates". LA Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.